Over 63% of the county’s population believes things in Moldova follow a wrong path, while over 22% consider the direction is correct, shows the Public Opinion Barometer (POB) that was presented by the Institute for Public Policy (IPP).

Over 13% of the respondents didn’t know how to answer this question, while over 1% didn’t give an answer, IPP director Arcadie Barbăroșie stated in a news conference at IPN.

The citizens were asked to what extent they are satisfied with the economic situation in the country.  37% said they are not really satisfied. Slightly over 29% said they are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, while 26.8% said they are not satisfied at all. 3.5% said they are satisfied with the economic situation in the county and only 0.2% said they are very satisfied.

The POB shows 8.4% of the respondents are very satisfied or rather satisfied with the family’s earnings. 31.5% of those polled said their incomes are enough for decent living, but they cannot afford to buy expensive things. Another 39.3% said their revenues are enough only for bare essentials. Almost 20% of those polled said they cannot cover the basic necessities. “So, each fifth citizen in our country does not have money to buy strictly necessary things. Surely, this response is subjective,” stated Arcadie Barbăroșie.

Asked about the entities they trust, the respondents mentioned mostly the church, which is followed by the mayor’s office, the army, the country’s President and the police.

In a referendum in which the voters would have to choose between Moldova’s entry into the European Union and entry into the Eurasian Economic Union, 43% would pick the first option, while 27% the second. 24% of those surveyed didn’t want to answer or didn’t know what to answer. 6% said they would not take part in the plebiscite.

The survey covered a national sample of 1,108 persons aged 18 and over. The data were collected during January 28 and February 14 through face-to-face interviews. The margin of sampling error is +/-3%.